But as for my $450 home inspection, and 2-$200 plane tickets along with all the other travel expenses and days taken off work, am I just screwed??

I also live in the hills do sound travels and bounces around at night.

When I first started dealing with apartment owners one of my biggest challenges was getting ahold of them because it seemed like they were always traveling or on vacation.

This will serve as a platform for me to pursue my passions full-time in music, travel, philanthropy, surfing, and much more.Feel free to reach out anytime, happy to be a part of this great community!

You don't have to be a banker to think that payday lenders are sleazy, or a paving contractor to think that Travelers preying on elderly people with paving scams are sleazy.  

I could travel to visit my properties or PM in the summer if I like.  

I will be traveling to Atlanta a lot with in the next few months.

I have seen her smoking on the balcony lately and asked around the neighborhood.

But taxes are about 10-12k per year on this property and the previous homeowner was delinquent for several years)Cash for Keys: $20,000 (The homeowner agreed to vacate by a certain date to avoid a drawn out legal process, which they threatened to do)Cleanout: $750 (The place was a complete mess)Initial Cleaning: $150 (I at least needed to get the place tidied up a bit before painters would come)Kitchen Repainting / Spraying Makeover: $11,500Fresh Paint on Most Rooms (Ceiling, Walls, Trims): $12,500Hardwood Floor (Sand, Stain, Re-finish): $4,500 New Carpets in all 4 bedrooms: $4,500Lawn Debris and Hydroseed: $6,000 (and weekly lawncare until sale but that was cheap)Electrician: $1,000 (Smokes Inspection and fixed a few recessed lights + other minor)HVAC: $1,000 (Garbage Disposal Replacement, HVAC filter replacement + othersWindow Cleaning: $500Mold Remediation: $1,000 (Bathroom Ceiling)Carpentry: $5,000 (Bunch of stuff)Miscellaneous Materials: $2,000Final Cleaning: $300Staging: $4,500New Washer and Dryer: $1,000 Total: ~$600,200 (+- 2-3k)Listed Price: 669,000Sale Price: 644,500 After broker + legal Proceeds: 606,000Profit: ~6k Time Held: Bought in April, Roughly 6 Months.I didn't make much from this deal, but the experience I got was awesome.

They paid for my entire mortgage and I travelled abroad :) Today, I own 3 rental properties and looking for a primary residence in Gainesville or Leesburg.